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92. He was not a fan.

Reply to Major Hogwash (Reply #91)

Sat Mar 21, 2015, 03:21 PM

Mar 2015

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Twelve years ago today, the US attacked and invaded Iraq [View all] WilliamPitt Mar 2015 OP

Same thing. Watching in disgust on my couch ..... marmar Mar 2015 #1

that was a terrible time and it still lingers with the dead and the maimed. namastea42 Mar 2015 #2

Much respect Sir Trajan Mar 2015 #3

i need a time machine. PowerToThePeople Mar 2015 #4

I turned into a Melvillean 'isolato,' severing connections with many long-time KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #26

I could never stop asking how so many of us could see through Bush and Cheney,s world wide wally Mar 2015 #5

No, we didn't. WilliamPitt Mar 2015 #10

Referring to the congress more than Bush/Cheney, but good point world wide wally Mar 2015 #27

The elected officials react to fear but not fear of terrorism. The people of the US were still in jwirr Mar 2015 #23

Iraq War liberal from boston Mar 2015 #38

Exactly. One had to be a very brave politician to stand up against that. I still blame them but I jwirr Mar 2015 #42

Likewise Patty Murray Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2015 #65

And Sherrod Brown, who is mine�.n/t jen63 Mar 2015 #89

I remember going to lunch with co-workers after Shock and Awe deutsey Mar 2015 #28

I remember pointing out to those who were pro war that I had no doubt we'd beat Saddam Hussein Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2015 #67

Most of them saw through it, they just did and said what was in their best interest at the time. BeanMusical Mar 2015 #44

"virtually every politician, Rep. and Dem bought into it" Martin Eden Mar 2015 #84

Staying up late on a school night to watch the invasion. NuclearDem Mar 2015 #6

Watching TV and swearing. sinkingfeeling Mar 2015 #7

Due to time difference, here in France I was at bed. mylye2222 Mar 2015 #8

I was at Fort Benning, GA finished up some training before heading to my unit in Germany Victor_c3 Mar 2015 #9

My father won the Bronze Star in Vietnam. WilliamPitt Mar 2015 #11

Quibble, William: malthaussen Mar 2015 #47

Point taken WilliamPitt Mar 2015 #50

What did your dad say about the war when it started? Major Hogwash Mar 2015 #80

Which war? WilliamPitt Mar 2015 #90

The Iraq War. Major Hogwash Mar 2015 #91

He was not a fan. WilliamPitt Mar 2015 #92

I was tutoring in the study hall in Bryant-Denney Stadium QC Mar 2015 #12

Shock and Awe was supposed to be won in the first hour. Baitball Blogger Mar 2015 #13

Bush/Cheney also said we would be greeted as liberators, throwing flowers at our feet. muntrv Mar 2015 #54

Lied throughout. What appalled me was that they know they were lying to us. Baitball Blogger Mar 2015 #57

Oh yeah Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2015 #69

Right off the... YvonneCa Mar 2015 #72

watching TV and feeling sick to my stomach. You tried, Will. You tried. nt antigop Mar 2015 #14

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Right, I figured that. With that in mind... NuclearDem Mar 2015 #35

oh darn, I missed whatever sequence of letters was directed to me. looks like MIRT niyad Mar 2015 #49

check out the screen name. someone is trying to be cute. niyad Mar 2015 #33

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maybe you could take your levity to the lounge. niyad Mar 2015 #41

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waste jlarson Mar 2015 #16

And I Wept Martin Eden Mar 2015 #17

Was sad on DU. Octafish Mar 2015 #18

That is where I was also. I started watching at my youngest daughter's home and we were both jwirr Mar 2015 #19

It was... YvonneCa Mar 2015 #20

I hope this birthday is a much happier one for you. niyad Mar 2015 #34

Thank you so... YvonneCa Mar 2015 #71

Gosh, that was so much fun...let's do it again...to the Other Side. libdem4life Mar 2015 #21

So many lives lost, trillions (zillions) spent and it was all a LIE. SoapBox Mar 2015 #22

I was still digging out from a 5 foot snowfall on the 17th.. mountain grammy Mar 2015 #24

I could not... onyourleft Mar 2015 #25

Nursing my daughter, crying, wishing I could drink. ...nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #29

The main point is that the attack was based on a lie, that most of the media and Congress committed still_one Mar 2015 #30

An immoral use of our resources The Wizard Mar 2015 #36

watched for a few minutes, absolutely sickened, knowing that whatever this country might have niyad Mar 2015 #39

Shaking my head, thinking "no, no, no ...." Auggie Mar 2015 #40

Sitting on the couch with my ex HappyMe Mar 2015 #45

I couldn't sleep the night before so I was in my living room watching cable news. redwitch Mar 2015 #46

Before the bombing started a man in Baghdad was interviewed by one of the big news channels. redwitch Mar 2015 #58

I have no idea what I was doing yeoman6987 Mar 2015 #48

I left the US shortly before 9/11, and remained out of the country Zorra Mar 2015 #51

if that is a pic of that woman on that day, what in the HELL is she smirking about? niyad Mar 2015 #52

I was watching in horror as CNN actually covered some of the carnage. sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #53

Miss Shock and Awe? Was that really on the screen?? C Moon Mar 2015 #55

Was reading commentary on DU. The_Casual_Observer Mar 2015 #56

I went to bed early that night. My now wife came in and said, "the war started" underpants Mar 2015 #59

The dust storms namastea42 Mar 2015 #60

At Lakeland air force base Stryst Mar 2015 #61

9/11 and the Invasion of Iraq are the two Radical Evil Acts at the Heart of the 21st century alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #62

"fruit of the poisonous tree" Martin Eden Mar 2015 #85

It's telling: the Germans have quite rightly accepted a collective guilt down unto generations alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #86

Any attempt to even acknowledge "mistakes" and say we need to do better to uphold our values ... Martin Eden Mar 2015 #88

I was in a bar with a bunch of rednecks. jalan48 Mar 2015 #63

That was around the time I joined DU Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2015 #64

Watching it on TV, sick to my stomach and having no idea how it would touch my life Autumn Mar 2015 #66

Glued to the TV & DU -- Hell Hath No Fury Mar 2015 #68

Bush, Cheney, and their henchmen cwydro Mar 2015 #70

reading DU and crying carolinayellowdog Mar 2015 #73

Screaming at GWB and the television at the top of my lungs. nt raven mad Mar 2015 #74

At Home... Throwing Up In The Bathroom... WillyT Mar 2015 #75

Watching it on the tv RobertEarl Mar 2015 #76

On a military forum DashOneBravo Mar 2015 #77

On March 17th we were in Lincoln, NE for a Moody Blues concert Omaha Steve Mar 2015 #78

yes, and MY party, the Democratic party, did not do EVERYTHING in its power to stop or end this Agony Mar 2015 #79

I couldn't watch G_j Mar 2015 #81

Another couple of years and a Republican win for President IsItJustMe Mar 2015 #82

like you, marym625 Mar 2015 #83

I saw it on TV too JonLP24 Mar 2015 #87

I was right here, Will Oilwellian Mar 2015 #93